News for the Week of 2/24/16

Our next school Mass will be on Friday, March 4th at 9am.  All are welcome to join us.  Please remember that no physical education uniforms should be worn to Mass.

Hot Lunch Order Period for April-June is open now.  All orders and payments are due NLT  Friday, March 4th.  Late orders CANNOT be accepted. Click here for a hot lunch order form.

Walk In Wednesdays are back! Starting March 2, 2016 from 9:30am to 11:30am. Come take a look in our classrooms, meet our faculty and staff, and see all of the advantages a Catholic education has to offer. RSVP to Toni Chagnon at tchagnon@stmarysimsbury.eduk12.net or 860-658-9412 .

House of Bread Service Project - Lunch for 300!

This month,as part of our Lenten observance during the Holy Year of Mercy and as part of our continuing partnership with the House of Bread, the 8th Grade will spearhead a project that will make a brown bag lunch for 300 children.  On Friday, February 26th, the 8th grade will be assembling these lunches.  Thanks to everyone who donated items for this project.  Your response was overwhelming and we are so grateful!

PE Club Make Up Date - 

The 5th-8th grade session missed from last Thursday, 2/17, will be made up on Wednesday, March 2nd after school.

March Parent/Teacher Conferences are right around the corner!  Conferences will be held from Monday, March 7 - Wednesday, March 9.  Each of these will be a 12:45 early dismissal with NO PreK Enrichment or Aftercare.  

If you do not sign up for a conference, NO conference will be assigned for you.  If a teacher feels a conference is needed and you have not signed up, the teacher will be in touch with you to schedule a time. Click here to sign up for conferences or use the Conference Sign Up tab that appears at the top of the blog.  Thursday, March 10 and Friday, March 11 will be regular full days of school with both PreK Enrichment and Aftercare available.

"Moving Up Knight" Is Fast Approaching! Please join us on Monday, March 14th at 6:30pm as we lead the charge in looking ahead to the 2016-17 school year!

This important, informative evening gives you the opportunity to meet your children's teacher for the upcoming 16-17 school year and to visit their future classroom to learn more about what to expect for the coming grade. Look for more information to follow soon!

It's Play Off Time!  #UKnighted

Share in all the Play Off Excitement!  Follow us on Twitter - The Scoop@SMS_Knights and Facebook - Click here for all of the latest scores,schedules and highlights as JVA and Varsity Girls and Boys Basketball Teams Dribble,Shoot,Score and Rebound their way to victory in the League and State playoffs! #GoBlueKnights 

Students in Miss Bedard's Kindergarten have begun a new science unit -sink or float. To initiate the lesson, students made predictions about 7 different objects; which included a penny, paperclip, cork, sponge, pumpkin, apple, and a rock. With each of these objects, the students predicted whether they thought the object would sink or float. Then, students tested the objects and compared predictions. 

Please join us in congratulating Mrs. Joanne Gillen.  In addition to her 8th grade homeroom responsibilities, Mrs. Gillen teaches Middle School Language Arts & Honors Literature.  Mrs. Gillen has been invited to attend the Xavier High School's Teacher Recognition Breakfast on March 8th.  Xavier hosts this breakfast to honor teachers that have been nominated by past students for their dedication and commitment to education.  The breakfast will include a tour led by a former student and a recognition ceremony.  We are certainly proud of Mrs. Gillen's well deserved invitation to this event.

Alumni News - We are proud to share that a number of SMS Alums have made the Second Marking Period's Honor Roll at Simsbury High School.  Our congratulations to:

Jennifer Kornacki and Reed Schick, both SMS Class of '12, on achieving Honors for the second marking period of their Senior year.

Griffin Myslow and Willem Rooney, both SMS Class of '13, on achieving High Honors for the second marking period of their Junior year.  Nicole Gomez-Nieto, also SMS Class of '13, on achieving Honors for the second marking period of her Junior year.

Parker Myslow, SMS Class of '14, on achieving High Honors for the second marking period of his Sophomore year.  Spencer Bernard, also SMS Class of '14, on achieving Honors for the second marking period of his Sophomore year.

Mark Bedson, SMS Class of '15, on achieving High Honors for the second marking period of his Freshman year. Kurt Bedson and Cristina Santillan, also SMS Class of '15, on achieving Honors for the second marking period of their Freshman year.